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Module 11: Budgeting
1. Explain the purpose of budgeting and briefly describe how forecasting is used to determine a financial plan.
2. How does an accurate budget benefit sales managers?
3. Describe the three-step process for sales forecasting.
4. Explain the differences between budgeting and forecasting.
5. Explain how a CRM software can be used in the sales forecasting process. Q6: Describe the two key outputs of the sales budget.
7. Describe the relationship between the sales and production budgets. Q8: Describe the components of direct and indirect costs.
9. Distinguish between fixed costs and variable costs and give examples of each.
10. Describe the selling and administrative budget and [provide examples of the types of costs included.
11. Explain the contribution margin and how it is calculated.
12. Describe the four ways that sales departments can be organized.
13. Describe the effects of an economic downturn on the company sales and income.
14. Discuss the options for outsourcing parts of the sales cycle.
15. Discuss the benefits and drawbacks of outsourcing all or part of the sales cycle.
16. Identify the five steps involved in Activity-Based Costing (ABC). Explain how understanding these steps can help management plan for the future and control processes to meet the goals of the organization.
17. Please compare and contrast Full product Costing and Activity-Based Costing.
18. Explain the Return on Assets managed measurement.
19. Explain Customer Profitability Analysis including the purpose and the calculation. How does the Pareto Principle apply to Customer Profitability Analysis?
20. Describe the Customer Classification Matrix including the four box matrix.
21. Describe the nine categories of sales operations.
22. Describe the sales potential forecast.
23. Explain the RACI Matrix.
24. Describe the four ways that the top sales teams outperform their competition.